Panasonic Electronic Board Ub-8325 Operating Instructions

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Using
Note
•When the Desktop Drawing Tool is closed, 
the drawings are erased.
•(Next) and   (Previous) are only 
displayed when the PowerPoint Slide Show 
is running.
■Drawing or Erasing Lines
For the instructions, refer to “Step 2: Drawing and 
erasing lines on the Desktop” on page 38.
Note
•The width, color of the markers and the size 
of the eraser can be changed. (See page 41.)
•Handwritten lines drawn on the Desktop may 
be hidden or shifted when an application or a 
window is operated. If this occurs, click 
 (Refresh) to display the Desktop.
■Refreshing Drawings on the 
Desktop
Drawings on the Desktop may be hidden or shifted 
when an application or a window is operated. If this 
occurs, refresh the Desktop.
1Click   (Refresh) in the Desktop Drawing 
To o l .
■Erasing All Drawings on the 
Desktop
1Click   (All Clear) in the Desktop Drawing 
To o l .
•A verification window appears.
2Click [OK] to clear all.
■Changing Marker / Eraser 
Settings
It enables to change the width, color of the markers 
and the size of the eraser used in the Desktop 
Drawing Tool. These settings are effective until being 
changed.
1Click   (Setting) in the Desktop Drawing 
Tool.
•The Marker / Eraser Setting window 
appears.
2Change the width or color of markers, or size 
of the eraser.
•Same Width:
Width of all color markers can be set to the 
same width of the black marker by checking 
the check box.
•Black / Red / Blue / Green:
Width (1 - 30 dots) or color of each marker 
can be set.
To change the width,
- Type the number of width.
- Click the right or left arrow of the scroll bar.
- Drag the scroll bar to the right or left.
To change the color,
Click the color of marker. Click the desired 
color from the Basic colors palette in the 
Color window. 
						

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•Highlight:
The line becomes transparency by clicking it 
so the background can be seen.
•Eraser Radius:
The size of the eraser can be set from 1 to 
60 dots. 
To change the size,
- Type the number of size.
- Click the right or left arrow of the scroll bar.
- Drag the scroll bar to the right or left.
3Click [OK].
•A window appears to confirm whether the 
setting is also reflected to the lines that have 
been already drawn. 
4Click [All Strokes] or [New Strokes].
•All Strokes:
All lines are redrawn with the new setting.
•New Strokes:
The setting is only reflected for subsequently 
drawn lines.
Note
•When the marker color is changed, the color 
will be displayed on the bottom-right of the 
marker tool in the Desktop Drawing Tool, but 
the marker tool color will not change.
•If the background is dark and the drawn lines 
are hard to see when marker is highlighted, 
remove the check mark of the Highlight 
check box. When the line crosses with one of 
the different color, the cross point will 
become dark.
■Changing the Desktop to the 
Whiteboard
Allows you to make the background of the Desktop 
white.
1Click  (White Background) in the Desktop 
Drawing Tool.
•Clicking   (White Background) again 
returns the background to the original. 
■Saving Desktop as an Image File
Allows you to save the background image of the 
Desktop and handwritten lines that were drawn on the 
Desktop as an image file.
There are two ways to save files; saving a file after 
entering the file name or automatically saving a file 
with the saving date as its file name. For more details 
on file saving methods and settings for file format, 
refer to “Setting Options” on page 36.
[A] Saving files by entering file names
1Click   (Capture) in the Desktop Drawing 
Tool.
•The Save As window appears.
2Enter the folder where you want to save the 
file, the file name and the file type.
•The following file formats can be selected for 
the File type.
Bitmap Files (*.bmp), TIFF Files (*.tif) or 
JPEG Files (*.jpg)
3Click [Save].
•In the Save As window, if an existing TIFF 
file is selected, another window will be 
displayed to confirm overwriting it or adding 
the file to it. Selecting “Yes” will add the 
image to the end of the existing file as a 
multi-page TIFF. Selecting “No” will delete 
the existing image and save as a single page 
TIFF file. 
						

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[B] Saving files automatically, named with 
the date
If the Save file automatically, named with date is 
enabled in the Options setting, files will be 
automatically saved. (Refer to “Setting Options” on 
page 36.)
1Click   (Capture) in the Desktop Drawing 
To o l .
•The save verification window appears.
2Click [OK].
•If Do not show this message again check 
box is clicked, the save verification window 
does not appear when saving a file. To 
display it again, refer to “Setting Options” on 
page 36.
■Printing an Image of the Desktop
Allows you to print the background image of the 
Desktop and handwritten lines that were drawn on the 
Desktop.
1Click   (Print) in the Desktop Drawing Tool.
•The Print window appears.
2Set the Printer and Number of copies.
3Click [OK].
•The Printing window appears.
•To stop the printing, click [Cancel] in the 
Printing window.
■Using the On-Screen Keyboard
On-Screen Keyboard is a tool which the user can use 
to input data: it is a virtual keyboard on the computer 
screen which has been projected onto the Interactive 
Panaboard screen. It can also be used with the 
handwriting tablet to recognize handwriting text.
The On-Screen Keyboard provided with Windows can 
also be used instead of the original keyboard.
(Refer to “Setting Options” on page 36.)
[A] Inputting characters
1Click  (On-Screen Keyboard (Handwriting 
Tablet)) in the Desktop Drawing Tool.
•If the Handwriting Tablet appears, click   
icon on the Handwriting Tablet to change to 
the On-Screen Keyboard. Selecting 
Standard Keyboard or Enhanced 
Keyboard from the Keyboard menu of the 
Handwriting Tablet is also available to 
change to the On-Screen Keyboard.
2Activate the target application window for 
input. Align the text cursor with the input field.
3Click the characters on the On-Screen 
Keyboard.
•The title of the target application for input 
currently is displayed as the On-Screen 
Keyboard title.
[B] Using the Handwriting Tablet
1Click  (On-Screen Keyboard (Handwriting 
Tablet)) in the Desktop Drawing Tool.
•If the On-Screen Keyboard appears, click 
 icon on the On-Screen Keyboard to 
change to the Handwriting Tablet. Selecting 
Handwriting Tablet from the Keyboard 
menu of the On-Screen Keyboard is also 
available to change to the Handwriting 
Tablet.
2Activate the target application window for 
input. Align the text cursor with the input field. 
						

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3Draw text in the Handwriting Tablet using the 
Electronic Pen.
•The handwriting will be recognized and 
displayed on the upper-left of the 
Handwriting Tablet.
4Click [send] of the Handwriting Tablet.
•The recognized text is entered into the 
application.
•The recognized text can be cleared by 
clicking [clear] before clicking [send].
Note
•English or German handwriting is the only 
language that can be recognized. 
Handwriting recognition for German will be 
available only when German is selected in 
“Regional Setting” of the Windows “Control 
Panel”.
•Words that are possibly misspelled will be 
displayed with wavy underlining. To Correct 
words that might be misspelled, right-click on 
the word and select from the list of 
alternatives. However, in some cases, no 
alternatives will be displayed.
•It is possible to enter the text directly into the 
target application even if [send] is not 
clicked. This setting can be performed by 
selecting Handwriting Tablet from the 
Settings menu. (Refer to “[G] Setting the 
Handwriting Tablet” on page 45.) However, 
spell check cannot be used in this case.
[C] Selecting the style
1On the Keyboard menu, select one of the 
following.
•Enhanced Keyboard: 
A keyboard with a numeric keypad appears.
•Standard Keyboard: 
A keyboard without a numeric keypad 
appears.
•Handwriting Tablet: 
Displays the entry tablet for handwriting 
recognition.
Standard Keyboard
[D] Selecting the layout
1On the Keyboard menu, select one of the 
following.
•101 keyboard: 
The U.S. standard keyboard appears.
•102 keyboard: 
The general-purpose keyboard appears.
Note
•If the data which has actually been input 
does not match the characters displayed on 
the On-Screen Keyboard, ensure that the 
input locale settings match. The input locale 
can be set using “Input Locale” in ”Keyboard” 
of the Windows “Control Panel”.
[E] Always displaying the keyboard at the 
top of the screen
1Click Always On Top on the Settings menu, 
and place a check mark next to the menu.
•If the On-Screen Keyboard is not to be 
displayed continuously kept at the top of the 
screen, click Always On Top on the 
Settings menu to remove the check mark. 
						

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[F] Changing the keyboard size
1Click the desired On-Screen Keyboard size 
from Resize in the Settings menu.
Note
•Alternatively, the size of the On-Screen 
Keyboard can be changed by dragging one 
of the edges of the On-Screen Keyboard 
window.
•The aspect ratio of the On-Screen Keyboard 
is fixed.
•The width of the window size ranges from 
one-half to double the Middle size.
•The keyboard size in Standard Keyboard 
mode or Enhanced Keyboard mode cannot 
be changed by dragging the upper or lower 
borders.
•The tablet size in Handwriting Tablet mode 
cannot be changed by dragging the upper 
border.
[G] Setting the Handwriting Tablet
1Click Handwriting Tablet... in the Settings 
menu.
•The Handwriting Tablet Settings window 
appears.
2The following items can be set.
•Waiting Time to Recognition: 
Sets the standby time after handwritten input 
until recognition is started.
•Add Space: 
Specifies whether or not to add a space after 
the recognized text.
•Send Recognition Directly: 
Checking the check mark directly send the 
recognized text to the target application even 
if [send] is not clicked in the On-Screen 
Keyboard window.
3Click [OK].
■Controlling a PowerPoint Slide 
Show
A PowerPoint Slide Show can be run using the 
Desktop Drawing Tool. Drawing data is recorded for 
each slide, so the drawing data will always be 
displayed for the corresponding slide. Drawing data 
can be saved in a file, which enables reuse with the 
next time presentation.
To use the PowerPoint Slide Show features, 
PowerPoint
® 97 or later must be installed on the 
computer.
The drawing data for slides is used by the Desktop 
Drawing Tool. It is not PowerPoint data.
[A] Running a slide show
1Click   (PowerPoint Slide Show) in the 
Desktop Drawing Tool.
•The Open window appears.
2Enter the file path and file name of the 
PowerPoint file that runs the Slide Show.
•The file name extension is “.ppt”.
3Click [Open].
•PowerPoint will be launched and the Slide 
Show will automatically run.
Note
•Clicking   (PowerPoint Slide Show) when 
the PowerPoint file is open will automatically 
run the Slide Show of the open file without 
displaying the Open window. This will be the 
Slide Show controlled.
•To control a Slide Show that PowerPoint is 
running, click   (PowerPoint Slide Show). 
						

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[B] Switching slides in the slide show
The Desktop Drawing Tool displays   (Next) and 
 (Previous) buttons when a Slide Show is running.
1Click   (Next) or   (Previous) in the 
Desktop Drawing Tool.
•There is no need to momentarily change to 
 (Arrow) to switch slides when selecting 
the Marker or Eraser tool.
•These perform the same operation as “Next” 
and “Previous” in a PowerPoint Slide Show.
Note
•The drawing data will not be displayed when 
switching slides without using the Desktop 
Drawing Tool. In this case, click   
(Refresh) to display the drawing data.
[C] Quitting the slide show
1Click   (PowerPoint Slide Show) in the 
Desktop Drawing Tool when the Slide Show is 
running.
•The PowerPoint Slide Show will be stopped.
Note
•If the Slide Show is reached the end by 
clicking   (Next), the Desktop Drawing 
Tool will automatically sense the end of the 
Slide Show and stop without clicking   
(PowerPoint Slide Show).
■Saving the Drawing Data for 
Slides
When the Desktop Drawing Tool is exited, the 
confirmation window will be displayed whether to save 
the data drawn with markers or eraser. If the drawing 
data is saved through this window, it will be named 
with the same name as the PowerPoint file (with the 
file extension “.ips”). By default, it will be saved to the 
same folder as the PowerPoint file. If the file cannot 
be saved to this folder, it will be saved to the folder set 
in “Options”. (Refer to “Setting Options” on page 36.)
Note
•The drawing data is saved in a proprietary 
format as a drawing data file with the file 
extension “.ips”.
■Using the Saved Drawings with 
Slides
When  (PowerPoint Slide Show) is clicked, if there 
is a drawing data file in the same folder with the 
PowerPoint file or in the folder specified in “Options” 
with the same name as the PowerPoint file (refer to 
“Setting Options” on page 36), a window will be 
displayed to confirm whether to use the file. If the file 
is chosen for use, the data will be loaded and 
displayed with the slides.
Note
•If a drawing data file that was saved is no 
longer needed, delete it using Windows 
Explorer or a similar means. 
						

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■Recording Drawing Data in IPB 
Document
Allows you to create an IPB document to record the 
drawing on the Interactive Panaboard.
There are two ways to record. To select it, refer to 
“Setting Options” on page 36.
[A] Recording by using “(Method 1) Draw 
strokes and record after verifying the 
background image”
1Click   (REC Start) in the Desktop Drawing 
To o l .
•The image of the Desktop will be displayed in 
a window.
2Click [OK] to store the data as the background 
image of the 1st page.
•If there are drawn lines on the desktop, a 
verification window appears to confirm 
whether to erase drawings.
To erase the drawn lines, click [Yes].
To leave the drawn lines, click [No].
3Draw lines using   (Black, Red, Blue or 
Green Marker) or   (Eraser) in the Desktop 
Drawing Tool.
4Click   (New Page) to add a page.
If no pages will be added, advance to step 11.
•The recording image will be displayed in a 
window.
5Click [OK] to record the recording image.
•A verification window appears to confirm 
whether to erase the drawings.
6Click [Yes] to erase the drawings.
Or, click [No] to leave the drawings.
•The recording process is paused. The 
mouse cursor will automatically change to 
 (Arrow), allowing the background image 
to be changed. While the recording process 
is paused, all of the Desktop Drawing Tool 
icons are inactive except   (REC Start) 
and   (White Background) icons.
7Switch the Desktop to the desired 
background.
8Click   (REC Start) to restart the recording 
of a new page.
•The image of the Desktop will be displayed in 
a window.
9Click [OK] to store the data as the background 
image of a new page.
•All of the Desktop Drawing Tool icons will 
become active.
10To add multiple pages, repeat steps 3 to 9.
11Click   (REC Stop) in the Desktop Drawing 
Tool.
•The recording image will be displayed in a 
window.
12Click [OK] to record the recording image.
•The Save As window appears.
13Enter the folder where you want to save the 
file and the file name.
•The extension of the file is “.ipb”.
14Click [Save].
[B] Recording by using “(Method 2) 
Record strokes and background 
image together”
1Switch the Desktop to the desired 
background. Draw lines using   (Black, 
Red, Blue or Green Marker) or   (Eraser) in 
the Desktop Drawing Tool.
2Click   (REC Start) in the Desktop Drawing 
Tool.
•The image to be recorded for the current 
page will be displayed in a window.
3To record, click [Record] or [Record & Erase 
drawings].
•Clicking [Record] will record the drawings 
and leave it.
•Clicking [Record & Erase drawings] will 
record the drawings and erase it.
•Clicking [Cancel] will cancel recording.
4It is needed to add multiple pages, draw lines 
and click   (REC Page) instead of   
(REC Start), then click [Record] or [Record & 
Erase drawings]. 
						

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5Click   (REC Stop) in the Desktop Drawing 
To o l .
•The Save As window appears.
6Enter the folder where you want to save the 
file and the file name.
•The extension of the file is “.ipb”.
7Click [Save].
Note
•Do not change the Desktop resolution while 
recording data using method 1 or method 2. 
If changed, the Desktop image will not be 
displayed properly in the View window.
•While using method 1 to record data, page 
numbers can be verified by   (Page No.) 
in the Desktop Drawing Tool. Before starting 
to record data, the data value is “0” and will 
change to “1” when   (REC Start) is 
clicked. The value will then count up for each 
page break. When switching the computer 
screen being projected onto the screen of 
the Interactive Panaboard during a meeting, 
begin drawing after adding   (New Page) 
and recording the background image of the 
new page.
•While using method 2 to record data, the 
number of pages can be verified by   
(Page No.) in the Desktop Drawing Tool. 
Before starting to record data, the data value 
is “0” and it will change to “1” when   
(REC Start) is clicked. The value will then 
count up each time the   (REC Page) is 
clicked.
•A maximum of 50 pages can be stored.
■Switching the Desktop Drawing 
To o l  D i s p l a y
The Desktop Drawing Tool can be displayed in three 
sizes.
•Standard Display:
Shows all buttons.
•Marker Display:
Shows only the buttons used for drawing and 
erasing handwritten lines. The buttons for saving 
image files or recording IPB documents are not 
showed.
•Compact Display:
Use the Compact Display when the Desktop 
Drawing Tool covers up too much of the image 
behind it. It keeps the part that is hidden to a 
minimum.
Switching among their views can be done by clicking 
the   (Shrinking) or   (Expansion) buttons.
Note
•Tools cannot be changed in the Compact 
Display view.
•During PowerPoint Slide Show, the 
Standard Display and Marker Display 
views show   (Next) and   (Previous) 
icons.
•To disappear the Desktop Drawing Tool, 
select a marker   or eraser   and press 
the projected screen with the Electronic Pen 
while pressing the pen button. 
To display the Desktop Drawing Tool again, 
locate the Electronic Pen at the desired 
place on the projected screen and press the 
projected screen with the Electronic Pen 
while pressing the pen button. 
Standard Display
Marker Display
Compact Display 
						

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Using
1Turn on the Interactive Panaboard.
2Turn on your computer and start up Windows.
3For Windows 2000 / Windows XP
Connect the USB cable provided from the 
electronic board to the computer.
•The Interactive Panaboard Software is 
automatically started.
For WIndows 98 / Windows Me
Click [Start] and select Programs - 
Panasonic - Interactive Panaboard - 
Interactive Panaboard.
•The window appears to show the Interactive 
Panaboard is detected.
Note
•If the Panaboard Operation Panel is 
displayed using the Panasonic-DMS, the 
Panasonic Interactive Software cannot be 
started. Close the Panaboard Operation 
Panel and start it. Refer to page 72.
•To change the setting so the Interactive 
Panaboard Software is not started 
automatically when connecting the USB 
cable, perfrom the following.
(1) Connect the USB cable provided from the 
electronic board to the computer.
(2) Click [Start] and select Settings - 
Control Panel, then double-click 
Scanners and Cameras icon. 
(For Windows XP, click [start] and select 
Control Panel)
(3) Double-click Panaboard-UB8 USB 
Device Driver icon and click the Disable 
device events check box in the Events 
tab. Click [OK].
To start the Interactive Panaboard Software, 
click [Start] and select Programs - 
Panasonic - Interactive Panaboard - 
Interactive Panaboard.
(For Windows® XP, All Programs instead of 
Programs)
4Click [OK].
•The Select Mode window appears.
5Click the Whiteboard icon and click [OK].
•The Whiteboard Window appears and the 
icon   is registered in the Taskbar.
Note
•If the Interactive Panaboard is not detected, 
the notification window appears. In this case, 
check the status of the Interactive 
Panaboard and confirm that the USB cable is 
connected. For details on the settings of the 
communications port, refer to “Setting the 
Communication Port” on page 35.
•If the Interactive Panaboard Software is used 
without connecting the Interactive 
Panaboard, click [Offline] in the notification 
window. In the off-line state, a file recorded in 
the Whiteboard mode can be played back 
and edited.
•The tool tip text displayed when the mouse is 
located over the icon   in the Taskbar 
allows you to determine the current mode.
- Whiteboard mode: “Interactive Panaboard 
(Whiteboard)”
- Projector mode: “Interactive Panaboard 
(Projector)”
■Exiting the Interactive Panaboard 
Software
Right-click the icon   in the Taskbar and click Exit 
in the pop-up menu.
Right-click the icon   in the Taskbar to display the 
pop-up menu.
Following operations are possible in the pop-up menu.
Select Mode...: (see page 35)
Allows you to switch between modes 
(Projector mode / Whiteboard mode).
Open / Close Whiteboard Window:
Allows you to open or close the Whiteboard 
window by selecting this menu. This menu is 
alternately changed to open or close every 
selecting.
Settings:
Communication Port...: (see page 35)
Sets the communication port.
Adjustment...: (see page 36)
Adjusts the position of the Electronic Pen or 
the Electronic Eraser to improve the shifted 
position.
Options...: (see page 36)
Using the Panaboard in 
Whiteboard Mode
Starting the Interactive 
Panaboard Software
Pop-up Menu Configuration 
						

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Print out image automatically rotates to fit 
printer paper direction setting is only related 
to the Whiteboard mode.
Help Topics...:
Displays the help of the Interactive Panaboard 
Software.
About...:
Displays the Interactive Panaboard Software 
version information.
Exit:
Exits the Interactive Panaboard Software.
This section explains the basic operations when using 
the Interactive Panaboard Software in the Whiteboard 
mode. We recommend trying the operations in 
accordance with the following steps to help you 
completely understand the operations in the 
Whiteboard mode.
Step 1:Drawing and erasing handwritten 
lines on the Interactive 
Panaboard screen
To start the Interactive Panaboard Software, see page 49.
1If the Whiteboard window is not displayed, 
right-click the icon   in the Taskbar and 
click Open Whiteboard Window.
2Remove the cap of the Electronic Pen and 
draw on the Interactive Panaboard screen 
using the Electronic Pen.
•The position on the screen where you are 
drawing will be reproduced on the page in 
the Whiteboard window on the computer in 
real-time.
3Erase handwritten lines drawn on the 
Interactive Panaboard screen using the 
Electronic Eraser.
•Portions erased on the screen will also be 
erased on the page in the Whiteboard 
window.
•These drawing and erasing operations are 
recorded automatically.
Note
•The following shows the writing area in the 
Whiteboard mode. Do not write the shaded 
area on the figure.
•Do not cover the position receiver with your 
hand as this may cause interactive function 
to stop functioning.
•Press down firmly with the point of the 
Electronic Pen or the eraser on the screen 
film until you hear a buzzing sound.
•Do not perform the following action near 
(less than 1m) the Interactive Panaboard 
while using the Whiteboard mode as this 
may display unnecessary streaks not written 
in the Whiteboard window.
- Exchanging markers for interactive (small) 
of the Electronic Pen
- Setting or removing a marker cap of the 
Electronic Pen
- Pushing the point of the Electronic Pen
•When exchanging markers for interactive 
(small) of the Electronic Pen, lock the pen 
holder lever while fully inserting the marker 
into the pen holder until you hear a buzzing 
sound. Detection of the marker color may not 
work well unless the marker is inserted fully 
into the pen holder. (Refer to “Setting the 
Electronic Pen” on page 25.)
Basic Operation in 
Whiteboard Mode
25 mm (1) 35 mm
(1 
3
/8)35 mm
(1 3
/8) 50 mm (2) 100 mm
(3 
15
/16)
Writing areaWriting area
Position receiver